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| | | | | Study finds plant proteins improve rest, animal proteins may disrupt Plant protein intake is associated with improved sleep quality, while animal protein, particularly from processed red meat and poultry, is linked to worse sleep, with no significant effect from total protein intake on sleep quality. | | | | | | Spicing up diabetes management: Mediterranean diet's aromatic herbs lower blood sugar Aromatic herbs and spices in the Mediterranean diet, especially black cumin, cinnamon, ginger, curcumin, and saffron, have been found to significantly improve glycemic profiles in patients with type 2 diabetes. | | | | | | Smokers' views on e-cigarette harm worsen, matching or exceeding concerns for cigarettes Perceptions of e-cigarette harm among English smokers have worsened over the past decade, with a significant decline in those seeing e-cigarettes as less harmful than cigarettes. | |
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| | | The potential of COVID-19 booster vaccine products (antibodies) passed from mother to offspring through breastmilk. | | | | Hologic, Inc. is a global medical technology innovator primarily focused on improving women’s health and well-being through early detection and treatment. | | | | Researchers analyzed systematic reviews conducted on the association between autoimmune diseases and pregnancy outcomes. | | | | A new approach to menopause that better prepares and supports women during midlife is needed – going beyond medical treatments, to empower women using high-quality information on symptoms and treatments, empathic clinical care and workplace adjustments as required, says a new four paper Series published in The Lancet. | | | | Scientists discover a new way to disarm a deadly protein that also appears in cancers of the lung, breast and colon. | | | | Cervical cancer is among the most common malignancies affecting women worldwide. In 2020 alone, approximately 600,000 women were diagnosed with this disease, and over 314,000 died from it. | | | | A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on February 22, 2024, entitled, "Sacituzumab govitecan plus platinum-based chemotherapy mediates significant antitumor effects in triple-negative breast, urinary bladder, and small-cell lung carcinomas." | | | | Veterans 18 months post-COVID-19 infection show similar daily life activity levels to those uninfected, suggesting minimal long-term functional impact from the virus in this group. | | | | A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine reveals a clear dose-response relationship between daily step count and reduced risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease, underscoring the importance of walking more, especially for sedentary individuals, with 9,000 to 10,500 steps per day as the optimal range for health benefits. | | | | There is a pressing need to explore and understand which social determinants of health (SDOH) and health inequities act as significant influential factors that contribute to low breast cancer screening behaviors in the United States. | | | | Study reveals that despite the benefits, only a quarter of pregnant women regularly consume fish, and just 16% take omega-3 supplements, with usage influenced by demographic and health factors. | | | | Using large-scale U.S. data following patients for more than a decade, York University Faculty of Health researchers found that women with both metabolic syndrome and high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are at a 2.6 times higher risk for mortality than women without either condition, suggesting a need to look at chronic disease comorbidity when it comes to HPV-related cancers. | | | | Common inherited genetic factors that predict cancer risk in the general population may also predict elevated risk of new cancers among childhood cancer survivors, according to a study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. | | | | Study shows frailty and social vulnerability increase with age and are linked to higher mortality and functional decline, emphasizing the need for dual-targeted interventions in older adults. | |
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